Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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